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Catalina Airport (KAVX) offers pilots a unique challenge and breathtaking views.

The Piper PA-48 Enforcer was the meanest turboprop the company ever built.

If vintage airplanes and classic cars are your thing, you’ll want to visit the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Southern California this Saturday for Flying Demo Day.

The wide stretches of sand that comprise the beaches of Normandy normally fill now with sunbathers and people en vacances on a June day. But for the 78th anniversary of what we know as D-Day, those same boundaries between ocean and land fill with those who honor the memory of soldiers and civilians who perished […]

On a whim while passing through Chicago O’Hare a few weeks ago, I picked up a novel for the combination of its title—Great Circle—and the sketch of a diving biplane on its cover. But it wasn’t without a certain amount of trepidation. It’s a tall order to weave realistic flying into a fictional piece, especially […]

Zangger Vintage Airpark’s history can be traced back to 1949 It’s still going strong, and still in the family.

A panel of industry leaders at Sun ’n Fun Aerospace Expo sounds the warning on leaded avgas, and few folks were there to hear it.

A network of beacon stations allowed airmail pilots to navigate at night—a 1920s breakthrough.

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Following a nine-month hiatus from flight, the author’s joy at completing her second ‘first solo’ is audible.